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Water Quality and Quantity

 

Goal One:  The Converse County Conservation District will assist

landowners in water  development projects.

Action:  The district will design and implement wells, windmills, solar pump systems, livestock and wildlife tanks, and irrigation conveyance

structures, where needed and when financial assistance is available. 

 

Action:  The district will develop springs and stock ponds, where needed and when financial assistance is available.

 

Action:  The district will address silt removal, where needed and when financial assistance is available.

 

Goal Two:  The Converse County Conservation District will maintain and improve, where possible, water quality within the county.

Action:  The district will offer free well water testing for drinking wells in May 2009.

 

Action:  The district will provide education to landowners about proper septic system installation and maintenance.

 

Action:  The district will work with Wyoming Department of

Environmental Quality on monitoring efforts.

 

Action:  The district will participate in the Cheyenne River  Watershed

Improvement Study.

 

Goal Three:  The Converse County Conservation District will work with landowners to   address drought-related issues.

Action:  The district will educate landowners on water saving techniques.

 

Action:  The district will promote xeriscaping and the use of native

species and drought tolerant trees and shrubs.

Natural Gas and Minerals

 

Goal One:  The Converse County Conservation District will stay informed of coalbed methane and mineral development occurring within the county as it relates to water quality, water quantity, soils, and habitat.

Action:  The district will stay informed of the natural gas development

occurring within the Northern/Cheyenne River Watershed.

 

Action:  The district will be involved in the Cheyenne River Watershed Tech Group.

 

Action:  The district will educate land users and students about natural gas and minerals as natural resources.